Iran's supreme leader hails missile strikes against US troops in Iraq as a 'day of God'

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said attacking military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq earlier this month was a 'day of God.'

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led Friday prayers for the first time in eight years.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei makes a speech regarding Trump's withdrawal decision from Iran nuclear deal during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on May 09, 2018.supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday that Tehran's decision to attack military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq earlier this month was a "day of God."

The attack prompted Iran to retaliate by launching more than a dozen ballistic missiles at the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq's western Anbar province and a base in Irbil in the country's north.

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